John weiss



` (No Model.)

J. WEISS. SGUTTLB LIGHT.

Patented oet. a, 1889.

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JOHN wEIss, oFoINcINNATI, OHIO, AssIeNoR OF Two-TI-IIRDS To JOSEPH H. BOEHMANDVALENTINE BOEIIM, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFCATIONgforming part of Letters lPatentNo. 412,571, dated October 8, 1889. -V Application iledIEebruary 7, 1888. Serial No. 263,315. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

ABeit knownthat I, J OHN WEISS, a subject of the King of Bavaria, and a resident of the city of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton rvand State of Ohio, have invented certain new .and usefullmprovements in Scuttle-Lights, of which the following is a specification.

The several features of my invention and the advantages arising from theiruse, con- -Io jointly or otherwise,willbe apparent from the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification,Figure l represents a side elevation of my device with the top 15 down. Fig. 2 is a side elevation with the top raised. Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken at the t line Fig. 1, and looking from right to left. Fig. 4 is a top view on a smaller scale than the preceding figures. Fig. 5 is avertical sec- 'ion of part of the top through one of the outets. l

The box A is raised above the roof R, as is usual in these devices. Its upper edge c is preferablybeveled outwardly, as shown in the drawings. The top or lid Bis hinged to the box A in any desired Inanner,but preferably by outwardly-projecting, hinges C., The levers D D cross each other and are fulcrumed at the point of crossing d to the insideof the front of the-box A. Both of these levers are preferably bent as shown in Fig. 2. The upper ends of these levers are connected by toggle-arms E to the front of the lid B at e. The lower ends of the leversD are likewise united by toggle-arms F F, at or below whose j unction a line Gr is attached. p

A line H is preferably attached to the front of the lid B, preferably at the junction of the toggle-arms E.

The preferred construction of the lid B is fas follows: The plate I, which, while preferably of glass, may be of any material, is set in the surrounding frame J. The frame J risesv above the plate I, except at the front edge,which is preferably left Open, as shown in Figs. Aand 5. The portion b' of the frame J which extends below the plate I is beveled .o to fit thebeveled edges c of the box A. The frame J is hollow all around and into its plate I and not running over the' edge escapes. At the lowest part of the frame, which is usually the front, one or more openings j are made, through which the water in the channel j escapes. Each of these openings j is preferably protected by a hood J By Inaking the frame J of metal the construction already described is readilyattained. At the same time this affords an easy means of forming the iiangesj2 j, between which the plate 6o I is held, being pushed into position'from the front edge when the upper flange 3'2 is omitted.

The mode of operation of the device is readily understood from the construction. When it is desired to open the scuttle, the line Gr is pulled down, the toggle-levers are extended, and the scuttle raised. To keepl the scuttle elevated, the line or connection G or the lower ends of the lever E E are fastened to some 7o suitable stationary obj ect below, as a stud or hook, die. When the line G is relaxed, the scuttle descends of its own weight. It is held down by the line or connection H, which may be made fast by any suitable means.-

The scuttle is easily raised and easily held in place. At the same time it is so arranged as to prevent water leaking through. ,Its construction also prevents any water which may be on it when raised from coming over Or 8o upon the party raising it.

The outwardly-projecting hinges enable the top to be raised clear of the scuttle-box without scraping or rubbing against the beveled edge of the box, thus preserving the sinoothness of the latter. The arrangement also permits the top to settle more snugly into place when closed.

The rear or upper end of the scuttle-box is formed in a V or wedge shape, being composed 9o of the two` rearwardly-converging faces or 4walls l? P meeting in a point or apex P. This construction prevents all of the water which in liowing down the roof comes against the upper end ofthe souttle-roof from lodging there, and conveys it beyond and clear of the sides of the scuttlebox, thereby aiding in keeping the roof and scuttle-box quite dry and aiding in preserving them from decay. The rear or upper portion of the top or scuttle Ioo proper is, for a similar reason and also for compactness and simplicity of construction, formed of two converging faces P P over the respective faces P P of the scuttle-box, and having their apex P over that of the scuttlebox beneath. The hinges() C are preferably semicircular, as shown, and are preferably connected by the rod M, which latter may thus not only serve as a single pivot for both hinges, but may serve to brace the hinges from separate lateral deflection, and in this Way aid in keeping the souttle-top in the same vertical plane when lifted or lowered, and thereby insures the scuttle-top, when lowered, fitting accurately and closely over the scuttle support or box.

While the various features of my invention are preferably employed together, one or more of said features may be used Without the remainder, and in so far as applicable one or more of said features may be employed in connection with scuttles of a description other than the one herein specifically described.

What I claim as new and of my invention, and desire to secure by Letteralatent, is

The combination of a scuttle-box, top hinged thereto, bent levers D D, fnlcrumed to the box, and toggle-arms E E and F F, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

JOHN WEISS. Attest:

A. L. HERRLINGER, K. SMITH. 

